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A Last Look at West Yellowstone
The last day of NaBloPoMo calls for a last look at West Yellowstone, as the Yellowstone Ski Festival comes to a close. Rather than returning to the Rendezvous Ski Trails (as I did in in this post), I ended my time in West Yellowstone with scenes from along the trail that leads into Yellowstone National Park.…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Let There Be Light
The ski trails in West Yellowstone and in the Park itself have seen wonderful sunlight all week long. What glorious weather for the Yellowstone Ski Festival! As we skiied back from the edge of the Madison River, which was the subject of my response to last week’s Photo Challenge, a sun dog danced on the…
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Mountains of Gratitude
The Yellowstone Ski Festival is in full swing as Thanksgiving Day opens with another sunny, crisp morning in West Yellowstone. Naturally, the activity of the day is nordic (cross-country) skiing, with an array of trail choices from the extensive Rendezvous Ski Trails system, to the Madison River loops, to a single groomed classic track along…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected
i should not have been surprised by the sight overhead as we enjoyed yet another postcard view of the mountains, while skiing along the Madison River in Yellowstone National Park. But, my friends and I still gasped in delight as we recognized the majestic bird soaring overhead. And, we were doubly surprised by the unexpected…
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The Simplicity of Frozen Water
The clear, sunny days just keep coming. The snow is holding up on the trails. What a glorious week for the Yellowstone Ski Festival. Such an amazingly simple formula — water frozen into snowflakes, icicles, frost. Just a few degrees transforms water into a wonderland for winter sport. The sun has been casting its…
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